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Overview
Why You Should Attend
Despite equal numbers of women entering the legal profession, women lawyers still face institutional hurdles that prevent them from reaching their full potential as leaders within their chosen roles.
Join our expert panel of attorneys who have successfully shattered the glass ceiling and hear their insights on how to overcome these obstacles. This program is a must-attend for women attorneys who are looking to take their career to the next level and gain a competitive edge.
The program will feature panels that provide concrete tips and actionable strategies for women attorneys at all stages of their careers. Whether you are just starting out, looking to elevate in your current role, or are planning to make a move, Women Lawyers in Leadership 2024 is the perfect opportunity to gain valuable insights from experts and network with like-minded professionals.
Don't miss out on this informative and empowering all-day program!
What You Will Learn
After completing this program, participants will be able to:
- Use new leadership techniques for women attorneys, regardless of their work environment (law firm, in-house, government, or non-profit organization)
- Employ specialized strategies for women lawyers to obtain and excel in lead or co-lead counsel positions
- Overcome unique challenges faced by women attorneys in the workplace and in the courtroom
- Understand research findings related to gender-related issues in performance reviews, including "non-promotable" tasks
- Acquire strategies to address unconscious bias towards women in the law
- Navigate the legal profession while juggling other roles and identities
- Implement career planning guidance for women striving for law firm partnership or other leadership roles
- Develop executive presence, self-advocacy skills, and renewed confidence to develop a clear roadmap for future success.
- Understand unique issues facing women lawyers in leadership roles and gain tools to overcome them
Who Should Attend
This program will benefit attorneys wanting to take their career up a notch and strive for leadership positions. Panelists will discuss real-world strategies to help lawyers at every stage of their career.
Special Features:
- Earn Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias credit hours depending on your jurisdiction. Please confirm approval for your jurisdiction in the credit information section.
- Earn Transitional Skills credit hours depending on your jurisdiction. Please confirm approval for your jurisdiction in the credit information section.
- Enjoy a networking lunch with colleagues
Program Level: Update
Prerequisites: Attorneys and allied professionals who are interested in striving for leadership positions in the law and are committed to advancing diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.
Advanced Preparation: None
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Credit Details
Credit Details For All Jurisdictions For This Program
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Navigating the Double Bind: Getting a Seat at the Table
Jacquelyn Kasulis, Janine L. Pollack, Alexandra S. Bernay1:36:20This panel will guide women attorneys on how to get desired responsibilities. After completing this session, attendees will be able to:
- Avoid being assigned non-promotable tasks
- Understand how issues related to gender affect performance reviews
- Develop strategies to promote yourself and others
- Get recognized as potential leaders – update/work on/strategies
- Craft assessments that get you where you want to be
- Effectively manage professional and non-professional staff in the legal workplace
Panel Leader: Alexandra S. Bernay
Speakers: Jacquelyn Kasulis, Janine Pollack
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Navigating Past Single Stories
Hane Kim, Rhonda Joy McLean, Sharon Robertson, Morenike K. Williams, Paula T. Edgar1:00:51This focused panel aims to dissect the nuances of navigating a profession while juggling roles and identities related to motherhood, caregiving, racial and ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, and confronting ageism. After completing this session, women lawyers will be able to:
- Understand the layered realities of women embodying intersectional identities within the legal field.
- Advocate for themselves by mastering self-advocacy and reputation management to counter biases and stereotypes.
- Address imposter syndrome by building resilience against the self-doubt that disproportionately affects those at the intersection of marginalized identities.
- Recognize and reduce emotional tax by understanding the extra vigilance required due to one’s identity and its impact on health and professional well-being in the legal field.
- Create inclusive spaces by learning to foster environments where diversity is not just acknowledged but celebrated, reducing the emotional tax for everyone.
Panel Leader: Paula T. Edgar
Speakers: Hane Kim, Rhonda Joy McClean, Sharon Robertson, Morenike Williams
Unconscious Bias Towards Women in the Law: How to Recognize it and Rise Above it
Jeanine Conley Daves, Pooja Kothari1:00:12This panel will cover unconscious bias. After completing this session, participants will be able to:
- Define unconscious or implicit bias
- Recognize unconscious bias
- Implement practical tips to combat the adverse effects of unconscious bias
- Understand how women can excel in their law practice despite unconscious bias
- Evaluate how women attorneys can break out of traditional gender roles
- Effectively argue for diversity in leadership at your law firm or legal organization
Bias/Diversity credit where applicable
HRCI and SHRM Credit for Human Resources Professionals
Jeanine Conley Daves, Pooja Kothari
Exude an Executive Presence: Tips for Women Lawyers to Speak with Confidence
Kristen M. Anderson, Taa R. Grays, Stephanie Silverman, Alexandra S. Bernay1:14:47This panel will provide tips to exude an executive presence. After completing this session, participants will be able to:
- Know how to understand their audience (court, clients, business partners) from the women attorney perspective
- Harness the “deliberate practice” technique to effectively prepare for presentations
- Appreciate how women attorneys can use opportunities to effectively communicate to courts, clients, business partners, and opposing counsel
- Understand how women attorneys can effectively use presence when presenting
- Implement tips for dealing with performance stress including relaxation, mindfulness, and other tools to combat cognitive distortions
Panel Leader: Alexandra S. Bernay
Speakers: Kristen M. Anderson, Taa R. Grays, Stephanie Silverman
Best Leadership Practices for Women Lawyers
Nicole L. Arrindell, Sarah L. Levine, Diana G. Santos, Paula T. Edgar1:15:11This panel will cover best leadership practices for women lawyers. After completing this session, participants will be able to navigate the following leadership skills including how to:
- Develop their leadership style as women in the legal profession
- Build and stay in touch with their network for increased success in the legal workplace
- Communicate effectively in the legal workplace
- Gain and keep respect as women leaders in the legal profession
Panel Leader: Paula T. Edgar
Speakers: Nicole Arrindell, Sarah L. Levine, Diana Santos